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How to take a screenshot with your Phone- HTC, Samsung, Iphone, Sony, Gionee, Tecno

Easy steps to Capture your Screen on any Smartphone

Screen capturing or screenshot taking is not a new thing, but just in case you didn't know how to take a shot of your phone screen, just follow the below guide to start capturing  images of your screen.

HTC (Android) : Any  HTC running on android 2.3 Gingerbread above

STEP 1-

Navigate to the window you would love to take a shot of

STEP 2-


Locate the LOCK/UNLOCK (POWER) and the VOLUME-DOWN buttons

STEP 3-

Press the POWER and the VOL-DOWN buttons simultaneously then wait for the shutter sound


HTC (Windows phone):

STEP 1-

Navigate to the desired window or screen

STEP 2-

Locate the WINDOW (soft button) and the POWER button

STEP 3-

Press and hold down the WINDOW soft-button, then press the POWER button

A successful screenshot is indicated when a screen of your accent color flashes over the whole screen
check your Picture gallery for saved image of your screen.


Samsung (Android): 

STEP 1-

Navigate to where you want to take a snapshot of

STEP 2-

Locate the POWER and the HOME buttons

STEP 3-

Press  the HOME and POWER buttons simultaneously, then wait for the shutter sound.


IPHONE (IOS):

STEP 1-

As usual, navigate to the screen of choice

STEP 2-

Find the SLEEP/WAKE and the HOME buttons

STEP 3-

Press the HOME and the SLEEP/WAKE buttons simultaneously and release, you should hear a camera shutter sound and a screen flash after a successful screenshot is taken.



SONY (Android):

Same as in HTC (Android) phones.


OTHER PHONES (Android): Tecno, Infinix, Gionee, Be....

METHOD 1-

A combination of POWER and VOLUME UP buttons (This method works on Gionee)

METHOD 2-

A combination of POWER and VOLUME DOWN buttons

METHOD 3-

A combination of HOME and POWER buttons

In conclusion, if your device does not have a physical HOME button, then METHODs 1 or 2 should work fine for you, otherwise use METHOD 3.


ALTERNATIVELY: 

Download a SCREENSHOT taking application from your device app Store if none of the methods explained in this post worked for your device.


Please share your OWN methods with us

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